Dhaka, July 12 -- When a long-running, much-admired television series ends, Emmy voters can bring the show and its stars back for a final bow - or give them the bum's rush, reports The Indian Express.

Game of Thrones, Veep and The Big Bang Theory, three major series that wrapped their last season, will find out with Tuesday's nominations if they get another shot at Emmy gold or have been overshadowed by shiny new rivals such as Pose and Fleabag.

HBO's gore-and-dragons fantasy saga and its Washington satire Veep look well-positioned to garner top series and cast nominations, even though some fans and critics dinged (OK, savaged) Game of Thrones for an uneven season.

The 71st Emmy Awards show airs September 22 on Fox.

It promises to be ...